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foreign policy. part of the reason is there hasn't been a policy in nearly 70 years, a kind of holistic human narrative about it and that is before the lincoln papers were released in congress in 1947, so there is a lot of water under the bridge, but i think that one of the reasons there hasn't been a book about the foreign policy is that there's a strong and competent secretary of state. he delegated a lot and so lincoln didn't do everything in foreign affairs. but the things he did do are really important, so i sliced it a little differently. i've taken a look at the things lincoln did do in the foreign relations but without saying he did everything right by the way. he made some mistakes, too. >> was the foreign policy all tied into the civil war? >> we treat the civil war appeared to in this book and i also have a chapter early on about the mexican war. lincoln was a freshman congressman in the house of representatives during the end of the mexican war in the 1840s. so lincoln was opposed to the
foreign policy. part of the reason is there hasn't been a policy in nearly 70 years, a kind of holistic human narrative about it and that is before the lincoln papers were released in congress in 1947, so there is a lot of water under the bridge, but i think that one of the reasons there hasn't been a book about the foreign policy is that there's a strong and competent secretary of state. he delegated a lot and so lincoln didn't do everything in foreign affairs. but the things he did do are...
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yes let's let's first look at saudi foreign policy based not on the shiite sunni division even though that's a factor the fundamental power of their foreign policy is based on their own estimation of what the regime needs in order to stay in power it is a fragile regime it is an absolute it's monarchy it has been in power for eighty years and has never had an election one third of all the people in saudi arabia are migrants the saudi population is dependent on migrant labor for work that makes the regime completely unstable in its core in its essence in terms of its domestic policy in spite of its oil wealth so what it did over the long term was function as a proxy as a client for the united states in the recent years after the onset of the so-called arab spring the saudi arabia's did pursue a more independent aggressive foreign policy trying to carry out regime change against others in the middle east but even when it did so it did so with the united states not against the united states it's the united states and the saudis had the same goal in syria which was to overthrow the assad
yes let's let's first look at saudi foreign policy based not on the shiite sunni division even though that's a factor the fundamental power of their foreign policy is based on their own estimation of what the regime needs in order to stay in power it is a fragile regime it is an absolute it's monarchy it has been in power for eighty years and has never had an election one third of all the people in saudi arabia are migrants the saudi population is dependent on migrant labor for work that makes...
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yes let's let's first look at saudi foreign policy based not on the shiite sunni division even though that's a factor the fundamental power of their foreign policy is based on their own estimation of what the regime needs in order to stay in power it is a fragile regime it is an absolute it's monarchy it has been in power for eighty years and has never had an election one third of all the people in saudi arabia are migrants the saudi population is dependent on migrant labor for work that makes the regime completely unstable in its core in its essence in terms of its domestic policy in spite of its oil wealth so what it did over the long term was function as a proxy as a client for the united states in the recent years after the onset of the so-called arab spring the saudi arabia's did pursue a more independent aggressive foreign policy trying to carry out regime change against others in the middle east but even when it did so it did so with the united states not against the united states it's the united states and the saudis had the same goal and syria would remit now you see because
yes let's let's first look at saudi foreign policy based not on the shiite sunni division even though that's a factor the fundamental power of their foreign policy is based on their own estimation of what the regime needs in order to stay in power it is a fragile regime it is an absolute it's monarchy it has been in power for eighty years and has never had an election one third of all the people in saudi arabia are migrants the saudi population is dependent on migrant labor for work that makes...
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yes let's let's first look at saudi foreign policy based not on the shiite sunni division even though that's a factor the fundamental power of their foreign policy is based on their own estimation of what the regime needs in order to stay in power it is a fragile regime it is an absolute it's monarchy it has been in power for eighty years and has never had an election one third of all the people in saudi arabia are migrants the saudi population is dependent on migrant labor for work that makes the regime completely unstable in its core in its essence in terms of its domestic policy in spite of its oil wealth so what it did over the long term was function as a proxy as a client for the united states in the recent years after the onset of the so-called arab spring the saudi arabia as they pursue a more independent aggressive foreign policy trying to carry out regime change against others in the middle east but even when it did so it did so with the united states not against the united states it's the united states and the saudis had the same goal in syria which was to overthrow the assa
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premised its foreign policy based on being connected hip joint with the with the shah a time that was two years before the government was overthrown by a popular people's revolution of course saudi arabia has formant its civil war in syria it had a principle a fundamental. desire to overthrow the assad government to create a sunni a sunni government that would be backed by the saw saudi regime it did this in concert with the with got our and others it functioned as a proxy of course for the united states and western and western interests who had said assad must go but saudi arabia had its own independent national interests or perceived national interests or the interests of the monarchy the drove it to carry out civil war the blood of the syrian people is on the hands of the saudi government to so to say that there are. kind of this crazy mad dog massacre going to. their arabia ok more easy mark go ahead this is crazy talk we're going to be fair play more night states for the holocaust look at the syrian government has been massacring hundreds of thousands that since randoms that's wh
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of the country and at least in its diplomacy is not a foreign policy. >> yes? >> okay, i will comment. >> all right, thank you so much. thank you for this interesting talk. with the presence of this in the energy industry, are we concerned that over the long-term we have sought diversity in the economy that we have become so dependent upon, particularly that of natural gas. and so much that it seems to be changing in the energy industry with unconditional sources of energy becoming more fruitful. are we concerned that the recent success in excluding those natural resources might become less of this? >> there is a rhetoric and there is a reality. a rhetoric is that we are trying to foster a knowledge-based economy and so the new buzzword, the last two years the buzzword has been a knowledge-based economy in preparation for this. and a knowledge-based economy is great. it sounds very exciting and interesting and it doesn't, at least in the political system, and a fundamentally based economy, it is far from reality. the actual reality is that what qatar is trying
of the country and at least in its diplomacy is not a foreign policy. >> yes? >> okay, i will comment. >> all right, thank you so much. thank you for this interesting talk. with the presence of this in the energy industry, are we concerned that over the long-term we have sought diversity in the economy that we have become so dependent upon, particularly that of natural gas. and so much that it seems to be changing in the energy industry with unconditional sources of energy...
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which ultimately led to war how does your foreign policy differ from that of your predecessor. who are due to go to board has for the main priorities or our foreign policy there remain the same because we made it clear and i would like to reiterate that european integration and nato are the main directions so our foreign policy to go to these aspirations of ours are supported and nourished by that we will our people who want to see georgia become a full fledged member of the european union and nato. and you probably know that over seventy percent of our citizens support georgia's accession to the european union and nato the european union is not some kind of political whim you know let me explain why i necessarily think the european union with them if we'll look at the history of georgia will see that our ancestors in our country have always longed for and had aspirations in relation to europe and european civilization this is not something we have devised gotten down thus we continue what our ancestors started we are truly truck did by european values to do with the as for oth
which ultimately led to war how does your foreign policy differ from that of your predecessor. who are due to go to board has for the main priorities or our foreign policy there remain the same because we made it clear and i would like to reiterate that european integration and nato are the main directions so our foreign policy to go to these aspirations of ours are supported and nourished by that we will our people who want to see georgia become a full fledged member of the european union and...
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premised its foreign policy based on being connected to join with the shah a time that was two years before the government was overthrown by a popular people's revolution of course saudi arabia has formant its civil war in syria it had a principle a fundamental. desire to overthrow the assad government to create a sunni a sunni government that would be backed by the saw saudi regime it did this in concert with the with got our and others it functioned as a proxy of course for the united states and western and western interests who had said assad must go but saudi arabia had its own independent national interests or perceived national interests or the interests of the monarchy the drove it to carry out civil war the blood of the syrian people is on the hands of the saudi government does so to say that there are. there's kind of this crazy mad massacre going to the lasagna arabia ok more easy mark go ahead this is crazy talk we're going to be fair play more night states for the holocaust look the syrian government has been massacring hundreds of thousands that since randoms that's when
premised its foreign policy based on being connected to join with the shah a time that was two years before the government was overthrown by a popular people's revolution of course saudi arabia has formant its civil war in syria it had a principle a fundamental. desire to overthrow the assad government to create a sunni a sunni government that would be backed by the saw saudi regime it did this in concert with the with got our and others it functioned as a proxy of course for the united states...
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foreign policy, different approach on foreign policy. the tenants have not changed. we will insist on our rights. we will not negotiation or compromise on the rights of the iranian people. but we believe this can be achieved best through constru constructive engagement. the window of opportunity is a limited window. i believe the west needs to they believe that the west has applied that there has been pressure on iranians because they tried to exercise their right amend they believe this needs to be changed. >> i see your rationale. you would like to see iran delivering on the promises it made. you know that now you will be scrutinized by everybody on this planet? >> we have been scrutinized. >> exactly they have been searching iran up and down in and out for the past 10 years, probably more than they have searched any other country on the face of this earth. and they have not found a single evidence of dye version of our nuclear program into anything but peaceful purposes. so we are not worried. we know that our program is transparent. we know that our program is ex
foreign policy, different approach on foreign policy. the tenants have not changed. we will insist on our rights. we will not negotiation or compromise on the rights of the iranian people. but we believe this can be achieved best through constru constructive engagement. the window of opportunity is a limited window. i believe the west needs to they believe that the west has applied that there has been pressure on iranians because they tried to exercise their right amend they believe this needs...
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yes let's let's first look at saudi foreign policy based not on the shiite sunni division even though that's a factor the fundamental power of their foreign policy is based on their own estimation of what the regime needs in order to stay in power it is a fragile regime it is an absolute it's monarchy it has been in power for eighty years and has never had an election one third of all the people in saudi arabia are migrants the saudi population is dependent on migrant labor for work that makes the regime completely unstable in its core in its essence in terms of its domestic policy in spite of its oil wealth so what it did over the long term was function as a proxy as a client for the united states in the recent years after the onset of the so-called arab spring the saudi arabia as they pursue a more independent aggressive foreign policy trying to carry out regime change against others in the middle east but even when it did so it did so with the united states not against the united states it's the united states and the saudis had the same goal in syria which was to overthrow the assa
yes let's let's first look at saudi foreign policy based not on the shiite sunni division even though that's a factor the fundamental power of their foreign policy is based on their own estimation of what the regime needs in order to stay in power it is a fragile regime it is an absolute it's monarchy it has been in power for eighty years and has never had an election one third of all the people in saudi arabia are migrants the saudi population is dependent on migrant labor for work that makes...
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foreign policy in the middle east in particular. veryo me something that is interesting and somewhat heartening if they have not given up on the world economically. are some elements that you might call protectionist, by and large, this report is anti- protectionist. >> it seems that americans like the idea of foreign companies coming here to set up business, but they don't much like the idea of american companies going abroad to set up business. why? ofthey favor the idea creating jobs here and they're worried about american companies setting up shop overseas because of the exporting of jobs. they like international investment committee's way and they also like u.s. produced goods and services being exported elsewhere. >> do you see a global footprint, america incorporated around the world? i think this is being seen through the prism of a much slower economy and lower levels of employment. >> most americans still think europeans matter. >> somewhat. >> in younger americans not as much. >> in many ways, this report is exactly what
foreign policy in the middle east in particular. veryo me something that is interesting and somewhat heartening if they have not given up on the world economically. are some elements that you might call protectionist, by and large, this report is anti- protectionist. >> it seems that americans like the idea of foreign companies coming here to set up business, but they don't much like the idea of american companies going abroad to set up business. why? ofthey favor the idea creating jobs...
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he had no military experience, no foreign policy experience. if you could speak to him in light of what snowden has revealed, what could be done? because to my light, he's about the best kind of we're going to get. another bush or cheney would be a disaster. so here's a guy, a constitutional lawyer, a liberal, a good man. what could he do now to really make transparent and stop some of these abuses as you see them? >> host: thank you, carl. >> guest: appreciate the question. first of all, i don't think -- and if i gave that impression, i didn't mean to -- i don't think that president obama was knew brief. i think he's an incredibly brilliant figure. in fact, when he was in the senate, i worked with his office at times journalistically on the blackwater issue, you know, because he has a young -- he as a young u.s. senator actually was pretty serious about that issue. so i don't think it's about naivete, i think if he came into office without having military experience, without having serious foreign policy credentials and was to say to the entir
he had no military experience, no foreign policy experience. if you could speak to him in light of what snowden has revealed, what could be done? because to my light, he's about the best kind of we're going to get. another bush or cheney would be a disaster. so here's a guy, a constitutional lawyer, a liberal, a good man. what could he do now to really make transparent and stop some of these abuses as you see them? >> host: thank you, carl. >> guest: appreciate the question. first...
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which ultimately led to war how does your foreign policy differ from that of your predecessor. or do you go to board has for the main priorities of our foreign policy to remain the same because we made it clear and i would like to reiterate that european integration and meets all are the main directions so our foreign policy think it with these aspirations of ours are supported and nourished by the will our people who want to see georgia become a full fledged member of the european union and nato and you probably know that over seventy percent of our citizens support georgia's accession to the european union and nato the european union is not some kind of bullock a whim you know let me explain why necessarily the european union with them that if we look at the history of georgia we'll see that our ancestors in our country have always longed for and had aspirations in relation to europe and european civilization this is not something we have devised gotten down thus we continue what our ancestors started we are truly trapped and by european values or with with as for other polit
which ultimately led to war how does your foreign policy differ from that of your predecessor. or do you go to board has for the main priorities of our foreign policy to remain the same because we made it clear and i would like to reiterate that european integration and meets all are the main directions so our foreign policy think it with these aspirations of ours are supported and nourished by the will our people who want to see georgia become a full fledged member of the european union and...
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which ultimately led to war how does your foreign policy differ from that of your predecessor. who are due to go to board has for the main priorities of our foreign policy to remain the same because we made it clear and i would like to reiterate that european integration and nato are the main directions so our foreign policy think it will these aspirations of ours are supported and nourished by the we will our people who want to see georgia become a full fledged member of the european union the nato. and you probably know that over seventy percent of our citizens support georgia's accession to the european union and nato the european union is not some kind of political whim you know let me explain why necessarily that the european union with them that if we'll look at the history of georgia will see that our ancestors in our country have always longed for and had aspirations in relation to europe and european civilization this is not something we have devised gotten down thus we continue what our ancestors started we are truly truck did by european values to do what with as who
which ultimately led to war how does your foreign policy differ from that of your predecessor. who are due to go to board has for the main priorities of our foreign policy to remain the same because we made it clear and i would like to reiterate that european integration and nato are the main directions so our foreign policy think it will these aspirations of ours are supported and nourished by the we will our people who want to see georgia become a full fledged member of the european union the...
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policy so are you arabia for years isolation they really cannot carry out independent foreign policy because of their regimes limited strength and durability every government the middle east except turkey in israel because their democracies every single other government is fragile you look at a fairly stable country like jordan it is fragile as well i hope for side arabia should become a constitutional monarchy more like jordan but saudi arabia has lots of work to do . now and israelis are streaming out of their home country to start a life in greener economic pastures and as paulus here reports now this is a righteous thing out of the tension between those who stay and those who go. their ancestors may have called it the promised land but more and more young israelis are seeking their fortunes far from its golden shaws a former israeli prime minister yitzhak rabin once branded those who immigrated from israel cowards but these days most of the people who are leaving are young educated smart and successful many don't come back there's a word in hebrew for those israelis who leave you
policy so are you arabia for years isolation they really cannot carry out independent foreign policy because of their regimes limited strength and durability every government the middle east except turkey in israel because their democracies every single other government is fragile you look at a fairly stable country like jordan it is fragile as well i hope for side arabia should become a constitutional monarchy more like jordan but saudi arabia has lots of work to do . now and israelis are...
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military policy and china of course as you say wants to have a foreign policy that is common with its economic strength that's growing economic strength so we see these two tigers on the mountain as the expression goes in the asia realm and the united states really is caught in the middle of it doesn't really want to tangle with china and at the same time it has to support its ally japan but it's mostly a bystander role that it's playing john if i can stay with you that it's very interesting how you phrase this because the weakest link of american foreign policy in the pacific is its allies potentially because what if the japanese wanted to be more aggressive the filipinos the south koreans go on and on this is it's of to kerry's position for the united states to be put in because he wants to be quote unquote neutral but not everyone in the region wants the united states to be neutral and then because of these treaty commitments the united states may find itself having to do something that it really doesn't want to do go ahead john. as you point out the united states you know professe
military policy and china of course as you say wants to have a foreign policy that is common with its economic strength that's growing economic strength so we see these two tigers on the mountain as the expression goes in the asia realm and the united states really is caught in the middle of it doesn't really want to tangle with china and at the same time it has to support its ally japan but it's mostly a bystander role that it's playing john if i can stay with you that it's very interesting...
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i never expected to be talking on these subjects in addition to foreign policy. really, i have spent a year and a half thinking about these issues and talking to people in america. i'm convinced that the problem lies in not valuing care and care giving nearly enough. that because women are primarily - are the primary care givers in middle east places, we see the exact of not valuing care in terms of women not valued when they are care givers, and being discriminated against when they have to take time out or want to take time out to care for those they love. it's true at the top and also at the bottom. the poorest people in our society are single mothers, we don't give them the support they need to care for those they love. if we move back to on america that valued care in the same way that we value competition, and put the structures in place, and culturally, when somebody says look, i'm caring for my children, for my parents, i am taking care of those i love, that we would regard that as every bit as important as bringing home the bacon, that that's essential t
i never expected to be talking on these subjects in addition to foreign policy. really, i have spent a year and a half thinking about these issues and talking to people in america. i'm convinced that the problem lies in not valuing care and care giving nearly enough. that because women are primarily - are the primary care givers in middle east places, we see the exact of not valuing care in terms of women not valued when they are care givers, and being discriminated against when they have to...
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and military policy and china of course as you say wants to have a foreign policy that is with its economic strength its growing economic strength so we see these two tigers on the mountain as the expression goes in the asia realm and the united states really is caught in the middle of it doesn't really want to tangle with china and at the same time it has to support its ally japan but it's mostly a bystander role that it's playing john if i can stay with you that it's very interesting how you phrase this because the weakest link of american foreign policy in the pacific is its allies potentially because what if the japanese wanted to be more aggressive the filipinos the south koreans go on and on this is it's of to kerry's position for the united states to be put in because he wants to be quote unquote neutral but not everyone in the region wants the united states to be neutral and then because of these treaty commitments the united states may find itself having to do something that it really doesn't want to do go ahead john. as you point out the united states you know professes to be neut
and military policy and china of course as you say wants to have a foreign policy that is with its economic strength its growing economic strength so we see these two tigers on the mountain as the expression goes in the asia realm and the united states really is caught in the middle of it doesn't really want to tangle with china and at the same time it has to support its ally japan but it's mostly a bystander role that it's playing john if i can stay with you that it's very interesting how you...
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to that foreign policy. roosevelt, pearl harbor was a godsend to him. i'm not suggesting for a second that he in any way engineered the surprise, but it allowed him to unify the country, you see, to fight world war ii. harry truman made the mistake of losing that consensus for the fight in korea, destroyed his presidency. johnson lost the consensus for the fighting in vietnam, destroyed his presidency. bush, domestic, weapons of mass destruction that weren't there. it undermined his leadership and left him with a terribly diminished popular support, including katrina and the economic downturn, you see. we talked to obama about this, and i said to him, mr. president, if you get into one of these wars without vital public commitment and consensus, it plays havoc with your domestic agenda because you lose your hold. you lose your credibility. remember johnson's credibility gap? how do you know when lending is telling you the truth? he begins to move his lips you know he is lying. [laughter] he didn't think it w
to that foreign policy. roosevelt, pearl harbor was a godsend to him. i'm not suggesting for a second that he in any way engineered the surprise, but it allowed him to unify the country, you see, to fight world war ii. harry truman made the mistake of losing that consensus for the fight in korea, destroyed his presidency. johnson lost the consensus for the fighting in vietnam, destroyed his presidency. bush, domestic, weapons of mass destruction that weren't there. it undermined his leadership...
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they only care with foreign policy as it connects to the economy. if anything, her time at state will benefit her. if you can picture her on the debate stage with chris christie, who doesn't have any foreign policy experience. if you look at it that way, i think it only benefits her. i think benghazi is not going to define her legacy long term. >> speaking of benghazi, there's something we need to compare, the two secretaries of state that preceded her, you find they had several ben gazdyes and it's worth noting there were 13 throughout bush's tenure. the other thing that's important, if you want something to not have a benghazi like debacle you have to fund embassy security. i would never describe hillary as cautious. she was the most traveled first lady in history. even surpassing nixon's wife and i think she is hardly cautious. >> i actually think she does take less of a risky approach and did during her term as secretary of state than john kerry. i think that more cautious approach does typify her approach in politics. if we want to look at this
they only care with foreign policy as it connects to the economy. if anything, her time at state will benefit her. if you can picture her on the debate stage with chris christie, who doesn't have any foreign policy experience. if you look at it that way, i think it only benefits her. i think benghazi is not going to define her legacy long term. >> speaking of benghazi, there's something we need to compare, the two secretaries of state that preceded her, you find they had several ben...
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in congress always stop at the water's edge there when it comes to foreign policy our government should speak with one voice usually the voice coming from the white house and its chief diplomat the secretary of state of course this rule isn't being followed today by congressional republicans and even some democrats but has it ever in fact looking in the recent past about how republicans have undermined a democratic president's foreign policy objectives this is actually a commonly used tactic. think about it the motivations for new sanctions on iran that are being discussed by republicans and some democrats on the hill today are about more than punish. your country for its nuclear ambitions. a tells you the diplomatic process the obama administration proposed for political gain and this is exactly what's been done before in the past again and again and again and that is the subject of tonight's daily take. as is the u.s. or any nuclear deal spread like wildfire this week in the mainstream media began as their usual set of questions is this deal for real can we trust the iranians or the m
in congress always stop at the water's edge there when it comes to foreign policy our government should speak with one voice usually the voice coming from the white house and its chief diplomat the secretary of state of course this rule isn't being followed today by congressional republicans and even some democrats but has it ever in fact looking in the recent past about how republicans have undermined a democratic president's foreign policy objectives this is actually a commonly used tactic....
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right now the biggest foreign policy decision in washington is to negotiate with the islamic republic of iran after twenty years of sanctions and thirty years of diplomatic isolation with more negotiations scheduled in six months the issue has not only divided u.s. lawmakers but a start up tensions with america's closest allies in the region that's right even though this has been a stork diplomatic agreement israeli prime minister netanyahu has already called the negotiation. storage mistake for the so many pieces on the chess board it's hard to make sense of who is really benefit in the long run and how to break it all down i'm joined by national coordinator for the answer coalition that's right thanks for coming in so negotiations with iran of course are ruffling many feathers israeli prime minister netanyahu saudi arabia is it that the u.s. is actually shifting its policy in the middle east well it's possible that there could be a shift the obama administration is advocating for only for a change in policy towards iran there is of course as you know both the israeli opposition and
right now the biggest foreign policy decision in washington is to negotiate with the islamic republic of iran after twenty years of sanctions and thirty years of diplomatic isolation with more negotiations scheduled in six months the issue has not only divided u.s. lawmakers but a start up tensions with america's closest allies in the region that's right even though this has been a stork diplomatic agreement israeli prime minister netanyahu has already called the negotiation. storage mistake...
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right now the biggest foreign policy decision in washington is to negotiate with the islamic republic of iran after twenty years of sanctions and thirty years of diplomatic isolation with more negotiations scheduled in six months the issue has not only divided u.s. lawmakers but has sort of tensions with america's closest allies in the region that's right even though this has been a storch diplomatic agreement israeli prime minister netanyahu has already called the negotiations i was storing mistake of the so many pieces on the chessboard it's kind of hard to make sense of who is really benefit in the long run and help me break it all. i'm joined by national coordinator for the answer coalition thanks for coming in so negotiations with iran of course are roughly in many factors the prime minister netanyahu saudi arabia is it that the u.s. is actually shifting its policy in the middle east well it's possible that there could be a shift the obama administration is advocating for some way for a change in policy towards iran there is of course as you know both the israeli opposition and m
right now the biggest foreign policy decision in washington is to negotiate with the islamic republic of iran after twenty years of sanctions and thirty years of diplomatic isolation with more negotiations scheduled in six months the issue has not only divided u.s. lawmakers but has sort of tensions with america's closest allies in the region that's right even though this has been a storch diplomatic agreement israeli prime minister netanyahu has already called the negotiations i was storing...
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policy saudi arabia for years isolation they really cannot carry out independent foreign policy because of their regimes limited strength and durability every government the middle east except turkey and israel because their democracies every single other government is fragile you look at a fairly stable country like jordan it is fragile as well i hope for side arabia's would become a constitutional monarchy more like jordan but saudi arabia has lots of work to do to. be able get to cross talk in just a few minutes here on our international low salaries and poor prospects so cited among key reasons the young israelis are increasingly leaving their native country artie's paullus now reporting on the new generation choosing the bright lights of europe the u.s. and even latin america rather than that of the promised land. their ancestors may have called it the promised land but more and more young israelis are seeking their fortunes far from its golden shores a former israeli prime minister yitzhak rabin once branded those who immigrated from israel cowards but these days most of the peopl
policy saudi arabia for years isolation they really cannot carry out independent foreign policy because of their regimes limited strength and durability every government the middle east except turkey and israel because their democracies every single other government is fragile you look at a fairly stable country like jordan it is fragile as well i hope for side arabia's would become a constitutional monarchy more like jordan but saudi arabia has lots of work to do to. be able get to cross talk...
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and it shifts our policy back to what is our foreign policy. what are we doing in the world? >> i guess my point is until you have that conversation tomorrow -- do we have to use the funeral to have a conversation about foreign policy? no, you don't. >> i think and i listened to president obama's speech, i think he made the speech more about president obama than about nelson mandela. >> no, he didn't. >> but there was how nelson mandela was an inspiration to him, it felt like a narcissistic speech. >> honorable, respectful, all you want to think about your president, but not when he does a selfie, at this memorial, are you snapping selfies? >> there was a photograph of president bush with bono, who are friends. but i think what this funeral did is bring a lot of different people together for the benefit of africa. let me defend president obama right now, that is not his phone. it would be awkward for him to say i'm not taking a photograph because then a.p. would have getten a picture of him not getting the picture. i think mrs. obama said it all, can we have a little decorum
and it shifts our policy back to what is our foreign policy. what are we doing in the world? >> i guess my point is until you have that conversation tomorrow -- do we have to use the funeral to have a conversation about foreign policy? no, you don't. >> i think and i listened to president obama's speech, i think he made the speech more about president obama than about nelson mandela. >> no, he didn't. >> but there was how nelson mandela was an inspiration to him, it felt...
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the administration of ronald reagan finally was the first veto override on foreign policy. it was rejected and taken over as jim baker said on "morning joe." taken over by congress. >> why do you think the world was slow when it came to dealing with south africa? >> i have to say that we in the media are partly to blame. we didn't focus that much on what was going on in south africa. until it just became impossible to ignore. when i went the first time in 1985, it was actually the first time that we focused on the people of south africa. both the black and the white and what the human beings of the country were thinking. why the white people thought they were superior to the blacks and did they ever see an end to that thinking? how the blacks were struggling on every level, not just in the streets, but offices where many of them worked. it was initially focusing on the overall idea of those who are fighting against oppression and those who are pressing. we didn't pay that much attention to the human beings. that's why we were late coming to it. >> also the cold war and reag
the administration of ronald reagan finally was the first veto override on foreign policy. it was rejected and taken over as jim baker said on "morning joe." taken over by congress. >> why do you think the world was slow when it came to dealing with south africa? >> i have to say that we in the media are partly to blame. we didn't focus that much on what was going on in south africa. until it just became impossible to ignore. when i went the first time in 1985, it was...
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right now the biggest foreign policy decision in washington is to negotiate with the islamic republic of iran after twenty years of sanctions and thirty years of diplomatic isolation with more negotiations scheduled in six months the issue has not only divided u.s. lawmakers but a sort of tensions with america's closest allies in the region that's right even though this has been a stork diplomatic agreement israeli prime minister netanyahu has already called the negotiations i store a mistake so the so many pieces on the chessboard it's kind of hard to make sense of who is really benefit in the long run and help me break it all down i'm joined by national coordinator for the answer coalition thanks for coming in so negotiations with iran of course are roughly and many others israeli prime minister beauty netanyahu saudi arabia is it that the u.s. is actually shifting its policy in the middle east well it's possible that there could be a shift the obama administration is advocating for only for a change in policy towards iran. there is of course as you know both the israeli opposition
right now the biggest foreign policy decision in washington is to negotiate with the islamic republic of iran after twenty years of sanctions and thirty years of diplomatic isolation with more negotiations scheduled in six months the issue has not only divided u.s. lawmakers but a sort of tensions with america's closest allies in the region that's right even though this has been a stork diplomatic agreement israeli prime minister netanyahu has already called the negotiations i store a mistake...
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>> he understood foreign policy issues very role with the good schooling yet developed an appreciation of how congress works. he spent 40 years there. and exactly the second u.s. senator to win the presidency before him it was of the warren harding 1920 and since then is barack obama 2008. that is not unnatural jumping off point but kennedy could use it to advance his ambition of. >> host: the book is jfk and the senate. [applause] thank you for that lovely introduction. and also for coming out on a school might. i know how hard it is to do that if you have kids or not. also for postdate this event i would like to make a quick plug if you have any changes in your pocket by a book to support your local independent bookstore.
>> he understood foreign policy issues very role with the good schooling yet developed an appreciation of how congress works. he spent 40 years there. and exactly the second u.s. senator to win the presidency before him it was of the warren harding 1920 and since then is barack obama 2008. that is not unnatural jumping off point but kennedy could use it to advance his ambition of. >> host: the book is jfk and the senate. [applause] thank you for that lovely introduction. and also...
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foreign policy; proval 38 percent. and immigration one of his other signature pieces and issues 35 percent approval. and federal budget that is carl cameron 32. and economy 38. and these are approval ratings. what is going on here? >> not surprising to be honest with you. once a president gets in the soup, all of the numbers have a way of coming down. combine that with the fact that people are not sure about the iran agreement and everything else, it is not a pretty picture. something happen today that may change the trajectory. >> which is what? >> i was those -- teasing you. >> the third quarter growth up to it 3.6 percent. i don't know if that were to hold but if it holds another quarter that could turn the president's fortunes around. >> that is one. michelle what about this? >> this is the first time since 1974 that majority of americans see this country as not powerful, as powerful as a decade ago. they are less respected and think that their country is not important on the global stage and the reason why is the
foreign policy; proval 38 percent. and immigration one of his other signature pieces and issues 35 percent approval. and federal budget that is carl cameron 32. and economy 38. and these are approval ratings. what is going on here? >> not surprising to be honest with you. once a president gets in the soup, all of the numbers have a way of coming down. combine that with the fact that people are not sure about the iran agreement and everything else, it is not a pretty picture. something...
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so where do you find any success in this administration in foreign policy? and for someone who worked for ronald reagan, who reestablished america's predominant role in the world, this is heart-breaking to me. >> why does it matter what our role is in the world? >> it matters a lot it matters a lot because when we say something we can be listened to. >> i think the negotiations with iran would be very different if iran were afraid of us. iran saw a president that drew a red line and then didn't know what to do when somebody crossed it six or seven times. how worried do you think they are about that president? >> you know, it's always sort of perplexing to me and i asked, you know, why does it matter only because i was sort of curious in terms of how we could influence things. i never know who to believe. the united states says our leaders say that it's very important we try diplomacy. diplomacy always beats war. prime minister netanyahu saying this is the worst possible deal with iran. i don't know if israel has more information for our own intelligence. we
so where do you find any success in this administration in foreign policy? and for someone who worked for ronald reagan, who reestablished america's predominant role in the world, this is heart-breaking to me. >> why does it matter what our role is in the world? >> it matters a lot it matters a lot because when we say something we can be listened to. >> i think the negotiations with iran would be very different if iran were afraid of us. iran saw a president that drew a red...
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zarate with the foreign-policy initiative. if you want to check out their viewpoints on various things, there is their website. guest: thank you, sir. will have a up, we discussion about state supreme court judges. the new center for public integrity report looks at those laws and the center's kytja "washington post --kytja weir joins us. the author of "eat, drink, vote" will join us. ♪ >> i am a combat vet. i served in the navy for several years before i was medically discharged. terminal disease in iraq, and i also crushed parts of my hands and had to have them rebuild. i am 100% disabled. i can no longer work, and my life expectancy now is down probably less than two years. my husband is my primary caregiver. i do not need anything from the va any longer. mike obligated claim took four years to adjudicate. not once did i ever present one single piece of new evidence. the entire claim was submitted fully developed in its entirety before i was even discharge from the navy. i am here not to represent my claim or my issues. m
zarate with the foreign-policy initiative. if you want to check out their viewpoints on various things, there is their website. guest: thank you, sir. will have a up, we discussion about state supreme court judges. the new center for public integrity report looks at those laws and the center's kytja "washington post --kytja weir joins us. the author of "eat, drink, vote" will join us. ♪ >> i am a combat vet. i served in the navy for several years before i was medically...
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foreign policy and growing desire to take a lower profile in the international arena. what do you make of this trend? >> three words, lack of trust. for the last three years this administration and this president in particular have not shown the rest of the world that we can be trusted. let's just take a look at three examples. israel, they were thrown under the bus at least a couple of times. when you spy on someone that's supposed to be your friend like germany, that raises concerns. and the other thing that i believe attributed to this is the fact that this president decided to pull troops out of iraq regardless of how you feel about us being there, we liberated iraq. but if you pull out too soon, that void is going to be filled by the same element that we went in there to destroy. so it's lack of trust that i believe that's causing americans to feel that we are not as well respected and, in fact, we are not. >> well, you know, the president campaigned for the white house back in 2008 he emphasized the foreign policy strategy that was aimed at rebuilding alliances d
foreign policy and growing desire to take a lower profile in the international arena. what do you make of this trend? >> three words, lack of trust. for the last three years this administration and this president in particular have not shown the rest of the world that we can be trusted. let's just take a look at three examples. israel, they were thrown under the bus at least a couple of times. when you spy on someone that's supposed to be your friend like germany, that raises concerns....
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foreign policy issues. no one had roughed up which of course is that centralized many ways it's an authoritarian state at that able to get its act together alma mater diplomatic issues asked to act swiftly on to act forcefully and built on the other on the com us and european machinery which that which needs much time to achieve consensus before shift positions which is which is which is the remains and often into something which i would describe as a potential mess. i wish we'd often. i think the you hope that it is or indeed the streets in self deception the foot not so much because of deep divisions that because of the issue of time needed to come around new policy positions. andrew mohl an opera produced read it for the vapid statements to manage a crisis situation that let's talk a bit more about that that the russian dynamic tell us the hard cheese that is that kiev needs billions of dollars next year for gas bills and debt repayments the thing that gives russia lost a lot i'm not sure what hats with
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so where do you find any success in this administration in foreign policy? and for someone who worked for ronald reagan, who reestablished america's predominant role in the world, this is heart breaking to me. >> why does it matter what our role is in the world? >> it matters a lot. it matters a lot, because when we say something we can be listened to. think what it would mean if iran was afraid of us. iran saw a president who drew a red line and then didn't know what to do when somebody crossed it six or seven times. >> i was curious in terms of how we could influence things, but i never know who to believe. if, you know, the united states says our leaders say it's very important that we try diplomacy, diplomacy always beats war. and then you've got prime minister netanyahu saying this is the worst possible deal with iran. i don't know if assad and israel has more information we've seen in history where we've had really bad intelligence so as an american you sit there and think who's telling the truth? who's got the information? who's making the smart decis
so where do you find any success in this administration in foreign policy? and for someone who worked for ronald reagan, who reestablished america's predominant role in the world, this is heart breaking to me. >> why does it matter what our role is in the world? >> it matters a lot. it matters a lot, because when we say something we can be listened to. think what it would mean if iran was afraid of us. iran saw a president who drew a red line and then didn't know what to do when...
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with only a third on his foreign policy, harris, he's desperate for a deal. bottom line this week, we saw with biden in asia, he was unable to persuade the chinese to stand down in the east china sea. unable to get japan and korea working together. bottom line, the obama administration needs a deal. >> that's an interesting point. >> what they want is about -- it's all about appearance. it's not be substance or rereality. those numbers drive this president. >> you think he looked at those numbers? >> of course. that's all they do. >> you're side of the inside on this. >> i've never seen anything like the way they exercise -- we're in trouble, we make up something. we go out and talk about the income inequality. which i think is a real issue, which is an excuse for your program. remember, the reports record numbers of americans saying that we have lost influence in the world and less powerful than we've been. the depth on foreign policy disaster that the american people perceive of this president is staggering. >> it's not just obama who reads these polls. for
with only a third on his foreign policy, harris, he's desperate for a deal. bottom line this week, we saw with biden in asia, he was unable to persuade the chinese to stand down in the east china sea. unable to get japan and korea working together. bottom line, the obama administration needs a deal. >> that's an interesting point. >> what they want is about -- it's all about appearance. it's not be substance or rereality. those numbers drive this president. >> you think he...
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general tom mcinerney joins us next to a possessed the success or failure of the obama foreign policy. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] here's a question for you: where does the united states get most of its energy? is it africa? the middle east? canada? or the u.? the answer is... the u.s. ♪ most of america's energy comes from right here at home. take the energy quiz. energy lives here. mm. mm-hmm. [ enne revs ] ♪ [ male announcer ] oh what fun it is to ride. get the mercedes-benz your wish list at the winter event going on now -- but hurry, the offers end december 31st. [ sant] ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease the 2014 glk350 f $419 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. lou: two days of talks to work out the details of implementing last months and around nuclear deals and specifically the two sides need to settle the start date of iran's promise of a six-month nuclear freeze and how it will be monitored and when sanctions against iran will be eased. in a permanent deal is taking a number of very serious obstacles. holding talks with top government officials and the drawdown
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so this is a challenge for american foreign policy. >> i appreciate you being on. we'll continue to follow it here. and just ahead, rush limbaugh painting the pope red. the panelists take on that next. [ male announcer ] this is george. the day building a play set begins with a surprise twinge of back pain... and a choice. take up to 4 advil in a day or 2 aleve for all day relief. [ male announcer ] that's handy. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] 1.21 gigawatts. today, that's easy. ge is revolutionizing power. supercharging turbines with advanced hardware and innovative software. using data predictively to help power entire cities. so the turbines of today... will power us all... into the future. ♪ is what makes us different. we take the time to get to know you and your unique health needs. then we help create a personalized healthcare experience that works for you. and you. and you. with 50 years of know-how, and a dedicated network of doctors, health coaches, and wellness experts, we're a partner you can rely on -- today, and tomorrow. we're going beyond insurance to
so this is a challenge for american foreign policy. >> i appreciate you being on. we'll continue to follow it here. and just ahead, rush limbaugh painting the pope red. the panelists take on that next. [ male announcer ] this is george. the day building a play set begins with a surprise twinge of back pain... and a choice. take up to 4 advil in a day or 2 aleve for all day relief. [ male announcer ] that's handy. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] 1.21 gigawatts. today, that's easy. ge is...